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methotrexates

methotrexates is the plural of methotrexate.

Meaning of methotrexate

Noun

methotrexate (countable and uncountable, plural methotrexates, abbreviation MTX)

  1. An antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, and ectopic pregnancies.
    • One group would be treated with intensive methotrexate dosing, while the other group would be treated with milder and less intensive dosing.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 133
    Synonyms:
    amethopterin

Questions about methotrexates

What is methotrexates the plural of?
Methotrexates is the plural of methotrexate.

Words near methotrexates in the dictionary

  1. methosulfate
  2. methosulfates
  3. methosulphate
  4. methosulphates
  5. methotrexate
  6. methotrexates
  7. methotrimeprazine
  8. methought
  9. methoughts
  10. methoxamine
  11. methoxatin

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